In Part One, we looked at where you are now and some of the issues that can arise as your recruitment business starts to grow. The business plan that you put together when starting up should be constantly
In the last decade, the UK recruitment industry has seen a three-fold increase in the number of agencies operating within it – up from 12,500 in 2012 to 40,000 today. Despite Brexit, demand for staff remains high as
In 2017, it was reported that late payments were costing the UK economy over £2.5bn a year, with the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) finding that the average small business owner spends between 1-2 days chasing invoices each
Regardless of whether you have worked in recruitment for a year or 10 years and more, you won’t have failed to notice that the sector is subject to many regulations and frequent changes in legislation. This can be
The one thing that unites us mere mortals with the likes of Richard Branson and Bill Gates, is time. We all have the same 24 hours in a day but the way in which it is used can
The number of UK recruitment agencies adopting Simplicity’s GEMS Technology has exceeded the 300-user mark just two months since its launch. GEMS is a unique Recruitment CRM and workflow solution that combines front and back office systems into
The UK recruitment industry is experiencing a period of major growth, with a record-high 5,824 new agencies being launched in 2017. According to the Office of National Statistics, vacancy rates are at a record high – a state
The number of UK recruitment agencies adopting Simplicity’s GEMS Technology has increased by 33% in just one month. In just 3 months GEMS has continued to exceed expectations and surpassed the 400 user-mark. GEMS is a unique Recruitment
There has never been a better time to be in Recruitment. Not even the heady days of the pre-recession era can come close to the size, rate of growth and overall enthusiasm that exists in the sector today;
As we start 2018, now is the perfect time for some self-analysis on the year gone by. What has worked well, what hasn’t, and what are the next steps needed to enable an agency to go to the